It was such a long plane trip to Ghana, but the airports hold the gold. At LAX we kept running into a very nice lady with a huge smile. Amazingly she ended up being my seat mate to JFK. Where was she from??? Ghana - nonstop cultural introduction and laughter. She kept telling me how loving the GHANAIAN people are. What was her name? Grace!!! JFK held more golden moments. Here two ladies (Lawore and Felicia) from Ghana helped me practice Twi, and...
Since 2008, Global Handwashing Day has been celebrated annually on October 15 to promote handwashing with soap and water as an easy, effective, and affordable way to prevent disease and save lives. Studies have shown that handwashing with soap practiced at key moments, such as after using the toilet or before eating, will dramatically reduce the risk of diarrhea and pneumonia, which can and does cause serious illness and death. Two million...
As a retired civil engineer, where most of my career has been in the water and wastewater services, my involvement with BWF has provided an opportunity to be part of a collaborative effort to demonstrate how safe drinking water can be a reality in the households of rural communities in Ghana. The concept of the BWF program is to develop safe drinking water at the household level. It has gotten approval from the local government, tribal chiefs,...
Isaac Attamah and Stephen Tetteh, local residents of Anomon Village, Atiwa West District, Eastern Region Ghana, were two of more than 20 Ghanains who trained as safe water educators and safe water volunteers at a recent training. A mixture of classroom and in-field exercises given by the U.S. team prepared them to teach local villagers about safe water principles and practices. Water testing, treatment and storage at the household level is the...
My name is Joy Allen. For many years, I have illustrated & written children’s books for various publishers including Penguin Putnam Random House, Little Brown, Dial Books for Young Readers & a host of others building a library of Seventy published books. I also license various artwork for many companies. As I approached my retirement years, I wanted to use my talents to help make a positive difference in the world. I learned of Bright...
Dennis Agyekum is a young, vibrant man, married to Jemima and blessed with two sons. He is the Ghana Project Manager for Bright Water Foundation, having worked earlier with World Joy in several capacities. Dennis is an educator in a thriving Jr. high school and has recently earned a master’s degree in educational administration. He is also active in his church ministry. Dennis is motivated by his passion for promoting improvements in community...
